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J R Summary
J R
by William Gaddis 1975 752 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
Wandering Souls Summary
Wandering Souls
by Cecile Pin 2023 240 pages
4.12
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
Home Summary
Home
by Toni Morrison 2012 147 pages
3.83
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
African American
Book Club
Last Night in Brooklyn Summary
Last Night in Brooklyn
by Xóchitl González 2026 256 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig 1982 257 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Wise Children by Angela Carter Summary
Wise Children by Angela Carter
by Angela Carter 1991
3.89
9k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Western Wind Summary
The Western Wind
by Samantha Harvey 2018 294 pages
3.44
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Glass Palace Summary
The Glass Palace
by Amitav Ghosh 2000 486 pages
4.00
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
India
Asia
Porcupines Summary
Porcupines
by Fran Fabriczki 2026 320 pages
3.34
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis
by Philip Roth 2010 280 pages
3.86
18k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
American
Literature
The Sea, the Sea Summary
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch 1978 528 pages
3.96
26k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Novels
One Good Mama Bone Summary
One Good Mama Bone
by Bren McClain 2017 280 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Southern
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Traveler of the Century Summary
Traveler of the Century
by Andrés Neuman 2009 576 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Latin American
Life & Times of Michael K Summary
Life & Times of Michael K
by J.M. Coetzee 1983 192 pages
3.87
21k+ ratings
Africa
South Africa
Literature
Netherland Summary
Netherland
by Joseph O'Neill 2008
3.41
18k+ ratings
New York
Book Club
Novels
Summerwater Summary
Summerwater
by Sarah Moss 2020 208 pages
3.49
16k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Scotland
Appointment in Samarra Summary
Appointment in Samarra
by John O'Hara 1934 251 pages
3.81
16k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
Miss Garnet's Angel Summary
Miss Garnet's Angel
by Salley Vickers 2000 342 pages
3.70
4k+ ratings
Italy
Book Club
Historical Fiction
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers Summary
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
by Carson McCullers 1946
3.81
20k+ ratings
Classics
Coming Of Age
Literary Fiction
The Dew Breaker Summary
The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat 2004 256 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Standard Deviation Summary
Standard Deviation
by Katherine Heiny 2017 322 pages
3.59
20k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Book Club
The Other Side of the Bridge Summary
The Other Side of the Bridge
by Mary Lawson 2006 296 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Canada
A Change of Climate Summary
A Change of Climate
by Hilary Mantel 1994 342 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Literary Fiction
The Road Home Summary
The Road Home
by Rose Tremain 2007 365 pages
3.89
10k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Trick to Time Summary
The Trick to Time
by Kit de Waal 2018 272 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Emigrants Summary
The Emigrants
by W.G. Sebald 1992 237 pages
4.16
11k+ ratings
German Literature
Historical Fiction
Germany
Some Strange Music Draws Me In Summary
Some Strange Music Draws Me In
by Griffin Hansbury 2024 320 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Queer
LGBT
Historical Fiction
The Unseen World Summary
The Unseen World
by Liz Moore 2016 451 pages
4.12
27k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh Summary
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
by Amitav Ghosh 2004
3.99
20k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
A Thousand Acres Summary
A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley 1991 371 pages
3.83
73k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
God Help the Child Summary
God Help the Child
by Toni Morrison 2015
3.78
32k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
African American
The Children's Book Summary
The Children's Book
by A.S. Byatt 2009 675 pages
3.69
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Ladder of Years Summary
Ladder of Years
by Anne Tyler 1995 406 pages
3.73
20k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Gift of Rain Summary
The Gift of Rain
A Novel
by Tan Twan Eng 2007
4.28
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Asia
Book Club
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene Summary
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
by Graham Greene 1948
3.96
31k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Literature
An Unnecessary Woman Summary
An Unnecessary Woman
by Rabih Alameddine 2013 291 pages
3.83
14k+ ratings
Middle East
Books About Books
Literary Fiction
Everyman by Philip Roth Summary
Everyman by Philip Roth
by Philip Roth 2006
3.63
21k+ ratings
American
Literature
Novels
And the Land Lay Still Summary
And the Land Lay Still
by James Robertson 2010 673 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Scotland
Historical Fiction
Novels
The Financial Lives of the Poets Summary
The Financial Lives of the Poets
by Jess Walter 2009
3.72
11k+ ratings
Humor
Book Club
Novels
So Much Blue Summary
So Much Blue
by Percival Everett 2017 236 pages
4.02
4k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Art
Contemporary
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback Summary
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback
by Per Petterson 2003
3.81
38k+ ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
The Luminaries Summary
The Luminaries
by Eleanor Catton 2013 848 pages
3.75
86k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Mason & Dixon by Pynchon. Thomas ( 1998 ) Paperback Summary
Mason & Dixon by Pynchon. Thomas ( 1998 ) Paperback
by Thomas Pynchon 1997
4.15
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Novels
John of John Summary
John of John
by Douglas Stuart 2026 416 pages
4.34
5k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Scotland
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